Glen Rock Historic District

Glen Rock Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Roughly bounded by Glenvue Rd., Hanover, Manchester, Valley, Church and Center Sts., Shrewsbury Township, Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°47′34″N 76°43′58″W / 39.79278°N 76.73278°WCoordinates: 39°47′34″N 76°43′58″W / 39.79278°N 76.73278°W
Area	110 acres (45 ha)
Built	1838
Architect	Dise, Joseph; Shewell, Jesse
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference #	97000518[1]
Added to NRHP	May 30, 1997

Glen Rock Historic District is a national historic district located at Glen Rock in York County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 287 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 4 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Glen Rock. The houses are mostly 2 1/2-story, vernacular wood frame buildings, built between 1838 and 1945, with some notable Queen Anne and Bungalow/craftsman style dwellings. Notable buildings include the Philip Shaffer House (c. 1840), the "Castle" (1889), Peoples Bank of Glen Rock (1912), Glen Theatre (1913), Glen Rock Hose and Ladder Company (1904), Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (1905), Immanuel United Methodist Church (1926), Industrial Sewing Company (1916), Glen Traditionals building (1921), and Accufab building (c. 1938). A contributing structure is the Northern Central Railway bridge (c. 1871).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Kevin Hodge (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Glen Rock Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.